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Hybrid power (sort of) for a pontoon.
On Jul 18, 6:40*pm, Tim wrote:
On Jul 18, 6:28*pm, Tim wrote: Ok in my never ending quest for a 28' pontoon, I'm still holding out for one that has a GM 3.0 mercruiser basicly for the 4 cycle economy over say a 2-cycle 70hp Johnson etc. And I like the size of a 28' because I want something I can take my brothers and families out for a river cruise or a good day at the lake. But one thing I'm wondering is if there would be any type of practicality to going "hybrid" on something like this. *And I dont' mean a true hybrid but rather an electric alternate power. Here's how I look at it. A 28'r would provide ample bouancy for extra weight. I have access to air cooled electric forklift motors up to about 10 h.p which is actually quite a bit more power than what one would think. With the automotive engine and plenty of surrounding room, I can make charging systems up to 64 v. w/no problem. Even mounting a seperate alternator on the engine is only limited to the pulley and bracket[s]. My idea would be to mount the electric motor not quite midship, inboard, and run direct drive to a folding prop, like on some sailboat applications. in other words, this would be one huge, stationary trolling motor! Cruise around on electric, using the mercruiser drive as a rudder, then when the batteries get low, or you need some speed etc, you start the 3.0 , use mechanical power and charge the thrust batteries at the same time. I dont' really like the idea of 600+ lb. of extra aparatus *etc, but I'm thinking this could be a neat alternate to running straight fossil fuel all the time. It worked on submarines for years. I can't see why it wouldn't work on a pontoon boat. comments deffinately welcome. Of course, ehre's a neater idea. hmmmm- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - OOPS, sorry, I forgot to install the link: http://www.u-fabboats.com/boatkits/electricboat.htm |
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